Shane Jeremy John Egan, 48, appeared before Wagga District Court for sentencing on Wednesday, having pleaded guilty to possessing more than three unregistered firearms without a permit.

The court heard officers met Egan at his workplace in Bomen and later executed a firearms prohibition order search at a home in The Rock shortly after 9am on February 11.

In documents tendered to the court, it was revealed that Egan pointed out two guns in the garage that were not secured safely.

He then said there were more firearms on the property.

"Obviously someone has dogged me and given you information so I will show you where they are," Egan said.

"There is a few more guns in the wall in the garage."

An officer used a screwdriver to pull timber panels from the garage wall and located the firearms.

During sentencing submissions, Judge Gordon Lerve questioned why Egan hid the guns in a wall cavity.

"The manner in which they were secreted is the elephant in the room," Judge Lerve said.

Defence barrister Brian Murray asked the judge to consider a discount on the sentence because Egan had cooperated with police during the search.

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"That's what brings it apart from the usual search warrant raid ... he has shown some honesty with police right from the start," Mr Murray said.

"He is a hard worker and a very valued member of the community in this area."

Crown prosecutor Sam Baumgarten said it would be inappropriate to afford Egan the leniency of an intensive correction order, which is a jail sentence served in the community.

He added that a discount for assistance would underestimate the ability of local police to locate those firearms.

The judge was also asked by Mr Baumgarten to pay close attention to the demeanour and responses of the offender at his sentencing report.

"[It] behoves a person who does not recognise the seriousness of his offending," he said.

In sentencing, Judge Lerve applied a 32.5 per cent discount for assisting police and the early plea of guilty, reducing Egan's sentence to one year and eight months.

"I make a finding that the offender is unlikely to re-offend ... [with] good prospects of rehabilitation," he said.

"I am of the opinion that this is an appropriate matter for the offender to serve the sentence by way of an intensive corrections order."